Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-04
District Government, Affairs.

TflE INV rniICs REGULATIONS
The Commissioners have put tine finishing
touches upon the police regulations They have
Deen referred 10 Assistant District Attorney h. t.
Davis for HIS opinion OF their legality and scope.
under the law authorizing the District Commits
soaers 10 make police regulations. Commits
soner Wheatley stated to-day that II will proha-
oi! oe month before they VIII be In CONDITION
FOR publication.
THE pRrNNERs' LICENSE TAX
me PRESIDENT has referred TO the District Com
Hlisslohers several petitions from merchants In
New York and Baltimore urging The abrogatlon OF
Tue license tax at present imposed upon CONNER
ciai travellers doing business In the District OF
COinlhola- The petitions are signed 10y several
hundred OF the leading merchants IN the cities
named. They hold that the imposition of this tax
On contravention OF the United states law. and
eSpeClal reference II made TO the recent decision uf
the niteu states supreme Court In the case of
kooplns agt The laNing District of shelby
County. Tenn, 10 the effect that a state cannot
lmpose taxes upon persons passing through the
state, or coming into IL merely for temporary
purpose, especially II connected with Interstate
or foreign commerce.
No MONEY To LAY THE MAIN
The District Commissioners have refused 20
grant the pstition OF =. VI. Golden H. A t,riSwod
and other citizens OF Anacostia for the extsnsion
or the water main from Virginia avenue and sin
street southeast across the bridge into Anacostia
because there is no money with which 10 do I'M.
work. When the petition was received hy the
Commissioners they referred IL 10 Capt Thomas
". Symons, OF the water department for r,norf
He returned report 10 the effect that the alpr,-
priaiicn for this wear will not permit the extern
might be called To the fact that the waier DEPART
ment Is required 20 be sef-sustaining and that In
consequence any expense incurred IN extending
mains should be reimbursed by Waterman taxes
and rents In this ease the people de- not petition
for the laying OF water mains In the streets OF An.
acosta, which would enable a Waterman tax 10
be levied. The estimated cost OF laying this main
is 81, $500
THE rIRE-EscaPE COMMISSION
met at pm. to-day al the office OF chief Paris.
The nature OF the various appliances were dis
cussed at some length. but no particular one was
adopted Major More has made application To
the District Commissioners TO be removed from
service on the commission
THE NEW WATER MAIN
The work OF cleaning or Gushing" the new as
inch water main was completed yesterday md
the water department. Is now engaged In charging
II for active service. For the present this main
Will rct simply as reservoir To supply any dei-
cheney tha ma, may occur IN the water supply on
Capitol Hill by reason OF an extraordinary demand
from the lower portions OF the city. IL viii have
the effect, however, OF maintaining more perfect
equilibrium OF pressure on capitol Hill than has
ever been enjoyed. The main has a capacity OF
100000 gallons
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued 10y Inspector Eutwisle follows:
NJ. Ready, 10 erect one brick dwelling, sl,5o0
numbered Is Massachusetts, avenue northeast: A.
Richards TO erect three brick dwellings, Sl4 600
on 4 street, between 18th and l4th streets north
west; >. Nj. Green, TO erect four brick dwellings
$4,000 numbered 151s l5:,o. 1922 and l5,2k Eth
street northwest; 1. Simmonds 10 erect frame
dwelling. $1,000, on Grand View avenue: j. Glea-
son. TO erect brick dwelling, $50, numbered 1910
5tn street northwest; y. billiard, 10 erect three
1907 Kings Court; L. ID. Means 10 alter house.
near Brooks station, $500; Geo. Roth, TO alter No
4,2 Massachusetts, avenue northwest, $500; T.
Childs. 10 alter lI.51 street northeast $50: Mrs
J. Lynch, TO alter No. 4a6 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest 800 W. h. Jackson, 10 erect five brick
dwellings, 5000, numbered go4 10 gl2 h street.
southeast; X. Il. Taylor, 10 erect brick dwelling
$1,000, numbered l2lo street northwest; Geo.
bergnng estate, TO erect brick dwelling, "a. 600
numbered 40 9TH street northwest; {. & Carter.
10 erect brick and stone dwelling S. OO0 ON Meri-
dian Hin; +. Maloney, TO erect brick stable $500
IN rear OF ga street southeast; Rev. j. billiard,
TO erect frame dwelling, $500, on Pomeroy street
between 4th and 9TH STREETS; =. Fowler, 20 alter
No. 20CS street northwest, 800: Mr. Breshannan,
10 alter No. 424 NJ street northwest, 81 800: r. Is.
Potter estate 10 alter No. 2003 street northwest
5000; :. l.. Dafin, 10 alter No. 1904 10Th street
northwest, sl,oOo; Mrs r. q. Doubleday, TO alter
No. 10 street. northwest, 800: II. 4. Uchau
TO build frame shed In Br1ghtwood Driving Park,
goo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
IL was stated Yesterday that l67 new buildings
Were erected during the month OF Aprii In should
have been 261. There Were lS2 permits FOR re-
pairs taken out; ii FOR awnings and I'll for park
Rulings
The commissioners have advertised for propo-
sails for the collection and removal OF garbage and
dead animals. r. NJ. Draney has held The contract
for this work since .lSsl.
Julian H. Ready has been appointed assistant
ChaS. Burnett, removed.
The District Commissioners have given Company
d, ISL regiment, New Hampshire National Guard
permission 10 enter the District TO participate ln
the National Drill.
Geo. Truesdeil and 9th ,rs have petitioned the
Commissioners TO open L. street north, from Iln.
coin avenue 10 the Brent wood road. The right VI
way for aconsderable distance has been dedicated
10y the owner, and the petitioners have provided
ly private contribution Tor any land damages Tor
the remaining distance.
Nh. I. Nj. Alexander, Mrs. NJ. L. Sands, and
the District cannissione TO WIDEN the Columbia
road between 18th and 18Th streets northwest.
extended They agree also not 10 build nearer 70
The plumbing board meets every "Wednesday
evening In the water ONCE OF the District Guvern.
nent building for the examination VI applicants
for registration.
The Thistle Not N CemtcrbOarder.
The London correspondent OF the New York
Herald reports Dixon Kemp, the yachting editor
or the Eictd and secretary OF the Yacht Racing As
ISOLATION, saying: There are TWO facts TO look
at which will at once show the report 10 be a
canard-iirst, the Thistlcs great draught or water
with which a center board would be useless: sec.
ond, her entering the HarwIch race, on May IN II
the new Thames Yacht Ciuo, an which II sine
were a centerboard, she would not be allowed 10
compete. Any practical yac!ItsInen. on looking at
those facts, would see In nlOlnent that the report
must be false. heard another say, besides that
Messrs. Bell, Goats and Watson are gentlemen of
honor, and That they would take no suTreptiuous
advantage VI any one"
BALTIMORE ELECTION JUDGES N TRoUBLE.-Th0
trial OF Michael McClusky, Albert 4. Server, and
James Dempsey, Judges OF election OF the second
precinct of the eighth ward, continued yesterday
In the criminal court In Baltimore. Evidence Tor
the prosecution was finished and that Tor the de-.
tense begun. The grand jury has Presented the
Judges la the second precinct vi the rst ward and
the judges and clerks OF the second precinct VI the
thirteeuth ward.
OUT FOR DLAINE.-The Seabrlght. Nd, Sentinel, q
paper owned by General Clinton Il. Flsk the prom.
bition leader, has put JAS Blaines HaIne al tue
head OF It's editorial columns It's Presidential
candidate. The paper has heretofore opposed Mr..
Blaine.
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WOMEN AND THE KANSAS LIQUOR LAw.-The
Woman'S Christian eln.erance Mon, at Topeka,
HANS, examined the applications OF druggists
who want licenses 10 seal under the provisions of
the law. The application must be signed by
twenty-five women, and the applicant must swear
that he Will Sell only on a sworn statement that
the liquor is FOR medicinal purposes. out or SIX
applications examined three were rejected
DENPsEY CANNOT FIGHT AGAN.-A dispatch
from Cleveland Ohio, last night says The chances
are that Champion Jack Dempsey Will never ap-
pear in the prize ring again. 81 do not think that
Mr.. Dempsey will ever be able 10 hight again" said
Dr. Arms TO a New York Herald reporter. .sThe
bone viii knit and the arm be apparently as good
as before, but he will ind that he cannot depend
on IL for striking hard blows Mr.. Dempsey, for
all that he has splendidphy sQue, is u small-bOned
man, and this will be against him"